Birds are beautiful creation of nature. They are colorful, mostly melodious and an integral part of our environment and nature. There are more than 11000 birds species that are found in our world and of them almost 1400 species call India their home. I will describe my experience of observing and documenting them.
Spotted Dove, the ‘Indecent’ bird Bengal Birds (Species-5) (ঘুঘু, ছিটঘুঘু) A Spotted Dove couple tried to build their nest on the other side of our bedroom’s air vent during the early stage of lockdown. But ultimately chose a different place to stay. I was disappointed initially but was happy since they didn’t leave the area […]
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Black-rumped Flameback Bengal Birds-4 (সোনালী/সুবর্ণ কাঠঠোকরা) Throughout the lockdown this bird has worked as my time-clock! This Black-rumped Woodpecker (‘kaththokra’) is very punctual! Every evening it will visit our coconut tree and the other nearby one and from its call there, I know the time is somewhere between 5:30-6 pm. My first encounter with this
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The ‘vigilante’, Black Drongo Bengal Birds – 3 (ফিঙ্গে) My pre-lockdown knowledge about Black Drongo’s natural habitat was only restricted to rural agricultural areas, far from any crowded city. But my perception changed when I saw this bird in my locality during the lockdown! I remember seeing these birds sitting in a row on either
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Asian Koel Bengal Birds -2 (কোকিল) My wife and I hated this Asian Koel ‘guy’ (yes, they are male!). Every morning till the cyclone ‘Umpun’ hit West Bengal on 20th May,2020 it was his call from our neighbor’s mango trees that acted as our pre-alarm clock in the morning! The storm partially uprooted one of
White-throated Kingfisher Bengal Birds-1 (সাদাগলা মাছরাঙা) I first saw this bird during the strict lockdown period, on a late afternoon, while strolling on my rooftop. A sudden glimpse of a flying deep blue something raised a hope in me that I’m definitely going to see something new! Looking carefully into the nearby mango tree I
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Blyth’s reed warbler Migratory Birds (Species-3) One of the most abundantly found warbler during winter, in Indian subcontinent, is Blyth’s reed warbler. It is named after Edward Blyth who was the curator of the museum of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal in 19th century. They breed mainly in eastern Europe and spend the winter
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Brown-breasted Flycatcher Migratory Birds (Species-3) When I started to visit Rabindra Sarobar (RS) Lake, I had very little idea about the flycatchers found in that ‘biodiversity park’! But very soon it became clear to me that, this place is one of the favourites among the flycatchers species. Within the city limit of Kolkata, you would
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Asian Brown Flycatcher Migratory Birds (Species-2) The second migratory species of my list is the big-eyed Asian Brown Flycatcher. You just can’t miss those spectacular eyes, in fact that’s why I first spotted this bird. When its arrival in the city was first reported in the Facebook page ‘Biodiversity of Rabindra Sarobar‘, almost every bird
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Taiga Flycatcher Migratory Birds (Species-1) This was the first bird I started my lockdown-bird-photography with in 2020. Initially I thought it was a common tailor-bird that was flying around our mango tree and trying to catch those little insects. Similar size of these two birds was the obvious reason for this confusion. But as I
Rabindra Sarobar Lake Rabindra Sarobar Lake is known as the ‘lungs of south Kolkata’. Situated at Southern Avenue, almost 175 species of birds call this place their home. Nearly 1/3rd of them are migratory. This 192 acre recreational area is a biodiversity hotspot in true sense. Lots of trees, some of them are century old,
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